Best Restaurants in Amsterdam – the 2019 Edition, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The older I get, the faster the years seem to accelerate. At the end of last winter, I was on culinary press trips to Hamburg and Latvia (judging the Top 30 Restaurants in Latvia was a major highlight) and in spring I started work renovating my kitchen. Of course, that somehow took all summer, as every construction project does. And now here I find myself again looking out of my window at leaves on the ground, staring down the barrel of another four months of cold, damp, Amsterdam winter. I’m ready for some Christmas cheer and gluhwein, that’s for sure.

This is the fifth year in a row that I’ve published this list of the best restaurants in Amsterdam, and it’s also the second year that I’ve published my Amsterdam Restaurant Guide

But before all that, let’s take a look back at the Amsterdam restaurants that have defined 2019 for me. The list below is based primarily on my Restaurants of the Month – a revolving selection I make (unsurprisingly) once a month – which means they’re not necessarily new but they were new to me at the time. This is the fifth year in a row that I’ve published this list of the best restaurants in Amsterdam, and it’s also the second year that I’ve published my Amsterdam Restaurant Guide (latest edition available for download here!) – both of which have been milestones for the Amsterdam Foodie project. But it bears repeating that this list is a) not meant to be exhaustive (there are hundreds of great restaurants in Amsterdam!) and b) entirely subjective – these are my favourites, based on my own independent experiences. So without further ado, let’s get on with the list… ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).